One thing I love to do to transform plain cardstock is embossing. There are two main ways that I emboss, one is using my Big Shot with an embossing folder and the other is with embossing powder that melts when heat is applied to it. As part of the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Design Team I ... VIEW POST
Doubly useful
Yuk, yuk, yuk. This morning as the sun rose (well I presume it did, because I couldn't see it), it was grey and very wet, and someone had stolen the view. Normally I can look out over the Cobequid Bay to the shore on the other side, work out whether the tide is on its way in or out depending on ... VIEW POST
If an octopus had thumbs
I can't believe that we're this far into my sneak peeks from the Stampin' Up! 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue and I've only just got around to sharing the new Sea of Textures Stamp Set and coordinating Under The Sea Framelits Dies! Although I wasn't sure how much use I'd have for an octopus image, I ... VIEW POST
I can’t leaf it alone
Sorry for the awful pun but I am simply in love with the new Rooted in Nature Stamp Set from the Stampin' Up! 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue. I must say right now that I didn't want to like this set, I thought that it was a little too like others that I have, most notably Lovely As A Tree, and what's ... VIEW POST
Spots and dots
While I love spending hours designing and creating cards and other items using Stampin Up! products I'm aware that not everyone has the time to spare, or the variety of tools and materials that I've been able to amass since joining Stampin' Up! So today I have a quick and easy card that has no ... VIEW POST
Bright and early
The past few mornings have dawned bright and clear. I know this because I have acquired my own resident alarm clock in the form of a brightly coloured male pheasant who has chosen to perch on the top of a large rock in one of our flower beds and crow for all he's worth. Some people might not be ... VIEW POST
A new day
Yesterday was both sad and uplifting, we marked our late son's birthday and ate chocolate fudge cake. In the UK my daughter and granddaughter released balloons in his memory. We were all grateful for the many words of comfort given in person and via social media, and I think the day wasn't quite ... VIEW POST
Orchids and angels
Today our son would have been 32 had he not died unexpectedly last summer, so I wasn't sure whether I'd feel up to creating something in my craft studio for today's blog. I had considered a scrapbook page, but to be honest that's still a hard task. So in many ways having his birthday fall on a ... VIEW POST
Enjoy life
It's Mother's Day here in Canada and I'm looking forward to chatting with our daughter and granddaughter later today. It's also a sad time since I won't be able to talk with our son who passed away suddenly last year. So for today's simple Sunday project I decided to create a bookmark with a ... VIEW POST
Spoilt for choice
Yesterday was another exciting day as I took delivery of some more new products from the Stampin' Up! 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue. It wasn't a huge order but it did contain some special mixed packs containing card in the new and returning colours, and a pack containing all the new and returning ... VIEW POST
